There were four of us who could make it this week. The moon was only 12% illuminated, so we decided to work on "Dark of the Moon". Since there were three of us (other than the Musical Director) and three melodies, we tried splitting into parts. It is a very difficult piece, so I wouldn't say we mastered it. However, we did learn a lot and make a lot of progress! We found that starting with Melody 3 is the most reliable method. Melody 2 harmonizes and interlocks rhythmically very neatly with Melody 3, so getting those going together in sync is very achievable. The problems arise with Melody 1, the most complex of the melodies. Two of us tried it and neither of us were able to find the correct rhythm to interlock with the other two. Upon reviewing the Libana recording of the piece, we believe some subtle rhythmic adjustments are what we need to finally be able to lock it in.
If you'd like to review any of our material, the sheet music and recordings are available on our Drive. For the naming conventions of the recordings, see the document in our Drive. If you're trying to practice at home and can't quite discern your note, you can use a keyboard app to plunk out whichever ones you're having trouble with. (This is by no means an official endorsement, but the app I use is "Voice Training - Learn to Sing" by the developer Learn to Master. It labels the notes on the keyboard and gives you real-time feedback on what note you're singing.) If you need a tutorial on how to read music, this one seems sufficient for helping you figure out which note you want to find on the keyboard.
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